What can be done when a college class is faced with the teacher that has a schedule conflict? Our current course was in recently this predicament. The solution that we incorporated was a “virtual classroom”. The teacher was remotely located and was equipped with a web camera and a microphone. Using a web site the student were able to post questions and comments during the class time. A good feature was that we could see any quests the teacher introduced during the section. However, the video was choppy at best. The output seemed better suited for still frame and not motion.
The audio was on way; from the teacher to the students. This helped with the flow of the conversation. The student however, could only communicate with the other end via typing the thought or question. The tool allowed for emotion icon to enhance the experience. The voice did cut in and out for a period of time during the section. The words were not lost during the pause, there was just a delay. These make understand the full thought difficult.
The overall experience was interesting and fun. There are certain improvements that will advance the communication approach. The tool has many power features that make this approach a good alternative but not effective at this point in it evolution.
The audio was on way; from the teacher to the students. This helped with the flow of the conversation. The student however, could only communicate with the other end via typing the thought or question. The tool allowed for emotion icon to enhance the experience. The voice did cut in and out for a period of time during the section. The words were not lost during the pause, there was just a delay. These make understand the full thought difficult.
The overall experience was interesting and fun. There are certain improvements that will advance the communication approach. The tool has many power features that make this approach a good alternative but not effective at this point in it evolution.
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